Candidates for Fresno County Supervisor and Superintendent Gather at Hispanic Foundation Forum

The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation hosted a breakfast candidate forum Feb. 24 at Fort Washington Country Club in North Fresno that "brought together candidates running for key county offices," GV Wire reported. Fresno City Council President Mike Karbassi was one of six candidates for Fresno County Supervisor District 1 who spoke at the event, GV Wire's account states.

GV Wire published video highlights and written summaries of the forum on March 2, 2026, providing a recorded account of the Fort Washington Country Club breakfast eight days after the Feb. 24 gathering. The March 2 coverage is described as containing "video highlights and summaries," though the supplied materials do not include transcripts or direct candidate remarks.

An Instagram post promoting the conversation included the truncated phrasing "will bring together candidates running for: ✔️ Fresno ... FRESNO COUNTY SUPERVISOR FRESNO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS," which suggests organizers promoted participation by candidates for both county supervisor and county superintendent roles. The Instagram excerpt is not a full statement in the supplied materials and does not confirm which superintendent candidates, if any, actually appeared at the Feb. 24 forum.

GV Wire's reporting specifically confirms that Karbassi "was one of six candidates for Fresno County Supervisor District 1 to speak at a Feb. 24, 2026" forum; the supplied sources do not name the five other District 1 contenders who spoke. The event location is repeatedly identified as Fort Washington Country Club in North Fresno, and the host is identified as the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation (FAHF) in the supplied reporting.

The available material does not include attendee numbers, moderator names, question topics, direct quotes from speakers, or a complete speaker list. GV Wire's March 2 video highlights and summaries are the only media assets referenced in the supplied notes; those assets likely contain additional detail but were not included verbatim in the materials provided for this report.

The Feb. 24 FAHF breakfast served as a visible, recorded forum for at least one high-profile local official seeking a county post. With GV Wire's March 2 coverage documenting the appearance and FAHF listed as host, the forum represents an early, public moment in the District 1 supervisor race that voters and local observers can follow by reviewing the March 2 video highlights and summaries.